Hope I don't offend anyone with this question but did anyone else have the sexual side effects with zoloft? If you did you will know the ones I mean--lol. If so, how did you deal with that and did your relationships survive??

Hi SugarDuring my years of trying to find the right med for me I experienced the sexual side effects. I just felt numb and just lost interest in it all together. At that time though I did not care about my current relationship since we were getting ready for a divorce anyway...But,if you talk to your partner and let them know that the meds are doing this,and that you are calling the Dr to see what he can do,I am sure they will understand. Communcation is a major point in any relationship.Victoria is right,you need to talk to your doctor. There are so many different types of meds that I am sure he can find a replacement.

When I was on Zoloft the sexual side effects were horrible. I didn't want my husband to come anywhere near me. It wasn't that I found it repulsive or anything it just wasn't something I wanted to do. I looked at it like bungie jumping. It isn't anything repulsive, just not something I felt the urge to do. You are not alone with the side effects.

Since this was on my mind so much I called and spoke with my doc. He said after I am on zoloft for a couple months, making sure its in my system good, that I should take what he called 'zoloft honeymoons'. What he said to do was to skip a couple doses on the weekend or whenever my partner and I planned a special time together. Don't know if this will work but will see. Doctor did say that zoloft was notorious for preventing orgasm and desire in general but it could be dealt with. Sometimes I wonder how many of these doctors are on these meds and understand what 'dealing with them' really means?? lol. Oh well, we just gotta keep trying, right?

Checked back with the doctor's nurse and asked about how this would work because what you have both said is true and puzzled me as well. She said it just lowers the baseline level in your system enough to relieve particular side effects--that being one of them. I might try it at some point but I know when I skipped doses before accidentally, by the third dose my body was reacting with dizziness etc... so I definitely would not skip more than two doses. The nurse also said it was not something she would recommend doiing often, so I guess when he said occasionally he meant very occasionally. Thanks for questioning my post because in thinking about it that could really mess up the levels in my system which would not be good at all !!